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New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) goes to the basket against Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Brandon Ingram scores 33, and the Pelicans beat the Bulls 123-111 without Zion Williamson
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Wed,10/23/24-9:44PM , 118 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, icing the game with a baseline turnaround jumper with 1:46 to go, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame Zion Williamson's absence to defeat the Chicago Bulls 123-111 on Wednesday night in both clubs' season opener.
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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, left, runs against Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea (50) during the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Saints and Alvin Kamara agree on a 2-year, $24.5 million contract extension
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Tue,10/22/24-9:41PM , 147 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and running back Alvin Kamara have agreed on a two-year, $24.5 million contract extension that runs through the 2026 season.
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Forward Brandon Ingram, center rear, and guard Trey Murphy III (25) watch as Dejounte Murray, from left, Jordan Hawkins, and CJ McCollum, pose at the New Orleans Pelicans NBA basketball team's media day at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.(Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

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Trey Murphy III and Pelicans agree to a 4-year, $112M deal, AP source says
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Mon,10/21/24-12:05PM , 213 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III has agreed to a four-year, $112 million contract extension, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler (18) loses the ball as he is hit by Denver Broncos cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian on a fumble returned for a touchdown by linebacker Cody Barton (55) in the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. The Broncos won 33-10. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Saints searching for remedies as they try to avoid their worst skid since 2005
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Fri,10/18/24-6:15PM , 305 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Decades have passed since New Orleans Saints home games were associated with vast expanses of empty seats in a gloomy Superdome, interspersed with humiliated fans wearing brown paper bags over their heads.

At the rate things are going, those days could return sooner than later.
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